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An illustration of a recently discovered species of Monodontid, Bohaskaia monodontoides, and its beluga and narwhale relatives
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Smithsonian Scientists Describe a 'New' Fossil Whale

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Smithsonian researchers eat a meal in preparation for a fossil excavation
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A Squalodontid Success

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Gabor Szathmary secures one of the plaster jackets containing a fossil "toothed" mysticete that was excavated on Vancouver Island.
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Whale fossils on the mainland, and into a CT scanner

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a squalodontid skull is dislodged after a plaster jacket is applied
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Dislodging the Fossil

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Smithsonian Scientists Dig a Trench Around a squalodontid Skull
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Digging a Trench

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Photograph of the model of a Giant Megatooth Shark, taken from the front..
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Shark Ancestors

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Smithsonian Scientists Dig a Trench Around a squalodontid Skull
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Expedition to Excavate a Fossil Whale

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A close-up image of a fossil shark jaw with teeth.
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Shark Teeth Tell Great White Shark Evolution Story

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A fossil imprint of Haplophrentis carinatus with two oar-like appendages.
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Haplophrentis carinatus

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A hippopotamus-like creature swims underwater
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Flippers or Feet? An Extinct Mammal May Have Been Replaced By Today's Sea Cows

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Squalicorax shark fossil from the Smithsonian
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Squalicorax Shark Fossil

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This jellyfish fossil is from the Cambrian period, more than 500 million years ago.
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Fossil Jellyfish

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